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Monthly Archives: September 2015

I spent a lot of yesterday in the kitchen, sometimes I just want to cook and bake all day long! I made Balsamic Bruschetta, Caprese Pasta Salad, Colleen’s Overnight French Toast and these little guys which are delicious by the way. It was a good day. (The recipe for these cookies comes from Betty Crocker.) … Continue reading →

Our latest wedding cake for our friends Josh and McKann who got married on Thursday. They wanted a simple cake, not too big, not too fancy, with flowers to match the bouquets and decorations so here is our contribution. The bottom layer is actually fake and the top layer is brown sugar cake (adapted from … Continue reading →

Yesterday was Zach’s actual birthday and all the food from his birthday dinner on Sunday was gone so I made him another pasta salad which was just as good if not better than the first one. The tomatoes in my garden are finally staring to ripen so I used a bunch in this salad, so … Continue reading →

Happy Birthday today to my favorite son, Zach! This is his birthday cake from our Sunday celebration. It tasted really good but looked kind of funky, you can kind of see from the picture that when I turned it out of the pan, it sort of oozed out over the plate, I’ve never had a … Continue reading →

It’s Zach’s birthday this week but we celebrated on Sunday and he requested pasta. I found this recipe on My Recipes, it’s full of all the things that Zach likes so I made it and it was a hit. They served it warm but I made it ahead of time and refrigerated it and served … Continue reading →

I also made this chocolate cake for Courtney’s party on Sunday. It was pretty good but I’m not sure it was the best chocolate cake I ever ate. I didn’t make the frosting because we put whipped cream and strawberries on top so maybe you need the frosting to make it the best. It comes … Continue reading →

Courtney had some friends over Sunday night for dinner and a swim so I made some cakes for them and this one was the favorite. I whipped up some homemade whipped cream and sliced up some strawberries to go with it, it was pretty tasty! The recipe comes from Betty Crocker. 2 (5.3 oz each) … Continue reading →